The foundation of your Five-Element Acupuncture training

Module 1 is the first six months of your training. You start with an introductory four-days and then, five (three-day) monthly classes (21 hours contact time) focussing on clinical skills (point location and pulses) and patients in class. You also review the material studied online from the month before. After each session you will be able to access the next tranche of learning material on-line.

MODULE 1

S25 - Introductory 4 Days. Module 1 #1 (Green Monkeys) Scheduled: 16 Sep 2025 to 19 Sep 2025 (Tuesday - Friday)

S25 - Module 1 #2 Scheduled: 15 Oct 2025 to 17 Oct 2025 (Wednesday - Friday)

S25 - Module 1 #3 Scheduled: 12 Nov 2025 to 14 Nov 2025 (Wednesday - Friday)

S25 - Module 1 #4 Scheduled: 10 Dec 2025 to 12 Dec 2025 (Wednesday - Friday)

S25 - Module 1 #5 Scheduled: 7 Jan 2026 to 9 Jan 2026 (Wednesday - Friday)

S25 - Module 1 #6 Scheduled: 4 Feb 2026 to 6 Feb 2026 (Wednesday - Friday)

Green Monkeys Module 1 (Zoom) - Learning Resources

Module 1 - (Green Monkeys) Zoom (1) Scheduled: 29 Sep 2025 at 18:30 to 20:00, BST

Module 1 - (Green Monkeys) Zoom (2) Scheduled: 27 Oct 2025 at 18:30 to 20:00, GMT

Module 1 - (Green Monkeys) Zoom (3) Scheduled: 24 Nov 2025 at 18:30 to 20:00, GMT

Module 1 - (Green Monkeys) Zoom (4) Scheduled: 22 Dec 2025 at 18:30 to 20:00, GMT

Module 1 - (Green Monkeys) Zoom (5) Scheduled: 19 Jan 2026 at 18:30 to 20:00, GMT

What to expect from Module 1

138 hours of compulsory contact time and a minimum of 140 hours of additional study time

  • Online classes released monthly (unlimited viewing throughout your training)

  • Ongoing mentor and academic support

  • Monthly (three-day) in-person classes in London

  • Clinical observations

Module 1 Syllabus Breakdown

    1. Welcome to Module 1

    2. Before you get started...

    3. Books and Equipment

    4. Point Location Practice - Clinical Skills Days

    1. 1.39 Introduction to Anatomy and Point Location

    2. 1.40 I The Heart

    3. 1.41 V Circulation Sex

    4. 1.42 IX The Lung

    5. 1.43 The Small Intestine

    6. 1.44 The Three Heater

    7. 1.45 The Large Intestine

    8. 1.46 IV The Kidney

    9. 1.47 XII The Spleen

    10. 1.48 VIII The Liver

    11. 1.49 III The Bladder

    12. 1.50 VII The Gall Bladder

    13. 1.51. Xl The Stomach

    1. 1.01 Becoming an Acupuncturist

    2. 1.02 The Foundational Roots of Five Element Acupuncture (audio only)

    3. The Foundational Roots of Five-Element Acupuncture and the Huang di Neijing - a Zoom lecture with Gerad Kite (2020). This is NOT required viewing at this stage.

    4. 1.03 Basic Concepts of Chinese Medicine

    5. 1.04 Law of the Five Elements (Sheng & K'O)

    6. 1.05 Introduction to the Officials (NB - Read additional text below)

    7. 1.05 The Law of Mother/Child

    8. 1.07 The Meridian Pathways & Types of Points

    9. 1.08 Command Point Theory

    10. 1.09 The Art of Pulse Taking

    11. 1.10 The Seasons, their Elements and their Associations

    12. 1.11 Diagnosis (CSOE)

    13. 1.12 The Causative Factor

    1. 1.13 Spring | Wood

    2. 1.14 Spring | Wood | VIII The Liver

    3. 1.15 Spring | Wood | VII The Gallbladder

    4. 1.16 Summer | FIre

    5. 1.17 Summer | Fire | I The Heart

    6. 1.18 Summer | Fire | II The Small Intestine

    7. 1.19 Summer | Fire | V Circulation Sex

    8. 1.20 Summer | Fire | VI The Three Heater

    9. 1.21 Late Summer | Earth

    10. 1.22 Late Summer | Earth | XI The Stomach

    11. 1.23 Late Summer | Earth | XII The Spleen

    12. 1.24 Autumn | Metal

    13. 1.25 Autumn | Metal | IX The Lung

    14. 1.26 Autumn | Metal | X Large Intestine

    15. 1.27 Winter | Water

    16. 1.28 Winter | Water | III The Bladder

    17. 1.29 | Winter | Water | IV The Kidney

    1. 1.30 Source Points

    2. 1.31 Junction Points

    3. 1.32 The Wei Level

    4. 1.33 The Law of Midday/Midnight

    5. 1.34 Horary Points

    6. 1.35 Element Points & Transfers

    7. 1.36 The Law of Husband/Wife

    8. 1.37 The Law of Cure and the Law of Least Action

    9. 1.38 Introduction to the Spirits of the Points

    1. CONFIDENTIALITY

About this course

  • 84 lessons
  • 29.5 hours of video content